For Parents
Practical Guidancein a Digital World
Questions around smartphones, gaming, social media, boundaries and family life are now part of everyday parenting. PATI provides practical, expert-led guidance to help you make more confident decisions at home.
For parents whose school is already registered with PATI.
Dr Richard Hogan
Family Psychotherapist
Co-Founder of the Parenting and Technology Institute (PATI)
Parenting Around Technology Is Complex
Practical guidance helps parents make more confident decisions about screen time, social media, gaming, online content, boundaries, devices and family life.
Screen time and devices
When to introduce phones, how to set limits, and how to keep those limits workable at home.
Social media and wellbeing
How online life can shape confidence, comparison and everyday mood for children and teenagers.
Gaming and online content
Understanding gaming, exposure to difficult content, and how to approach those conversations.
Boundaries and family life
Clear, sustainable approaches that support family life rather than adding another source of pressure.
What You'll Take Away
PATI is designed to help parents understand digital pressures more clearly, and to leave with approaches they can use at home.
Greater confidence
A clearer sense of what matters in everyday parenting decisions around technology.
Clearer boundaries
Practical, sustainable limits that families can understand and keep to.
Better conversations
More constructive ways to talk about phones, gaming, social media and online life.
Practical approaches
Guidance designed to be applied in real family life, not left as theory.
A Structured Programme for Parents
Parenting the Tech-Savvy Child is delivered across eight focused modules covering the issues parents are navigating every day.
01
The Age of Technology
Understanding the world our children are growing up in.
02
Boundaries
Creating practical and sustainable boundaries at home.
03
Gaming
Understanding gaming and developing a balanced approach.
04
Pornography
Helping parents navigate difficult conversations and online exposure.
05
Bullying
Understanding and responding to bullying in a connected world.
06
Social Media & Anxiety
Exploring the relationship between social media, pressure and wellbeing.
07
Technology & Devices
Making informed decisions about devices and their use.
08
Thriving as a Family
Bringing the learning together to support healthier family life.
Upcoming Programme
Next Programme Starts 29 September 2026
4 live online sessions over 4 weeks
8 modules • Recordings available
Led by Dr Richard Hogan, Family Psychotherapist
Choose How You Join
Independent access is open to all parents. The school price is available only where your school is already registered with PATI.
School Access
€14.95
For parents whose school is already registered with PATI.
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What's Included
- 4 live online sessions
- Structured 8-module programme
- Recordings available
- Programme resources and materials
- Expert-led delivery
- Programme and joining information sent after registration
What Parents Say
“You’ll get very practical advice from an expert who has lived it with his own family. I feel much more equipped to manage what’s coming as my children get older.”
Niamh
Scoil Mhuire, Griffith Avenue
“It’s practical and down to earth. It reassured me that our approach is on the right track and helped me feel more confident about the future.”
Aoife
Letterfrack National School
“It gave me practical tools I could use straight away at home. I’ve even changed the language and approach we use around screen time.”
Fionnuala Ní Chonaire
Scoil na bhForbacha
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Join PATI?
Join independently, or access the programme through your school if it is already registered with PATI.
For parents whose school is already registered with PATI.